Chinese-Made Vehicle GPS Tracker Has ‘Severe Vulnerabilities’: Report

Vehicles are driven along the I-95 in Miami, Fla., on June 30, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

A popular Chinese-made automotive GPS tracker used in 169 countries has “severe vulnerabilities,” posing a potential danger to highway safety, national security, and supply chains, according to new research by a Boston-based cybersecurity firm.

BitSight said in a press release it discovered six “severe” flaws in the MV720 GPS tracker, a hardwired device manufactured by Chinese company MiCODUS.